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helped people get jobs, put food on the table for families and helped those families get an education. mr. speaker, this great american lady celebrates a birthday today. i am sorry i am not with her but i am in spirit. happy birthday, mom. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. shimkus, for five minutes. mr. shimkus: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. shimkus: thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, it's good to come down for morning hour, especially today, to hear my colleagues come down and thank staff and people who have been important in their lives, especially in their careers. jason altmire, what a great job he did thanking his staff. my friend, russ carnahan, from across the river, the mississippi river, thanking family, wife, son, staff, for the work we do here. many go unappreciated too much. but mr. speaker, i did break the code on why we're here so late today. i know a lot of people want to know. we can blame jay pierson for that. jay is retiring today. this
helped people get jobs, put food on the table for families and helped those families get an education. mr. speaker, this great american lady celebrates a birthday today. i am sorry i am not with her but i am in spirit. happy birthday, mom. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. shimkus, for five minutes. mr. shimkus: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. shimkus: thank you. thank you, mr....
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i make plans for education in 2001 for the dutch government. i always follow something for inspiration. i saw last time that the democrats and republicans, the parties, they are working so good together to make something happen. host: you think the fiscal cliff debate is a good sign for the country? caller: absolutely, it is a good sign for the country. you know, america does not need money. america is money. america needs jobs. what kind of jobs? american jobs. what is on american jobs? to do the best and to bring the best things. that is the mayor, -- the america that i see. i seek some unity. i travel around the world. i see some the young americans everywhere. they become the best. host: from manitoba, canada, thank you so much for calling in. a few other stories we want to run through for you -- we will continue this discussion into the next segment. here is the story on federal workers getting a pay raise -- another story at what point you to, this from "the new york times" -- one other story i wanted to point out this morning, this from
i make plans for education in 2001 for the dutch government. i always follow something for inspiration. i saw last time that the democrats and republicans, the parties, they are working so good together to make something happen. host: you think the fiscal cliff debate is a good sign for the country? caller: absolutely, it is a good sign for the country. you know, america does not need money. america is money. america needs jobs. what kind of jobs? american jobs. what is on american jobs? to do...
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guest: about the education system. the second question is about the role of private enterprise in these technologies. education is the silver bullet and the thing that we can do most cheaply and easily to get kids excited about solving big problems. it needs to begin not in universities but at elementary and high school level education. every year we choose 35 young innovators who we believe have the greatest capacity to change the world. this year most of the 35 lived and worked in the united states, less than five had gone to elementary school in the united states. they came from china, europe, israel. we are not doing a good job in the states in making science and technology a profitable activity, where kids can commit their entire lives and careers to it. the best thing we can do is to invest in science and technology and mathematics education in our elementary and high schools. about the role of private enterprise in solving the problems. i believe that no import technology ever becomes broadly used unless it is c
guest: about the education system. the second question is about the role of private enterprise in these technologies. education is the silver bullet and the thing that we can do most cheaply and easily to get kids excited about solving big problems. it needs to begin not in universities but at elementary and high school level education. every year we choose 35 young innovators who we believe have the greatest capacity to change the world. this year most of the 35 lived and worked in the united...
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then you move on and you start to see things like education and how we deal with education in this country and the need for reform continues to be out there. working with the education secretary, it is going to occupy a bitter moment for this president. americans believe in education and of the it is the first step on that ladder to upward mobility. that is going to be a challenge that this president has to deal with them than he has to find these issues and then define them in terms of common ground. host: juan williams joining us on this christmas day. joining us from texas, this is ken. go ahead. caller: good morning. merry christmas. i live in texas. the people in east texas -- i don't mean to say it, but white people really do not like this president. you can listen to it on talk radio. they really hated this guy. now that the election is over, some of these programs are not on now. my question is, do the republicans really believe what was being said, that mitt romney was actually in the lead, actually going to win all these swing states? , as friend sean hannity soon as they started
then you move on and you start to see things like education and how we deal with education in this country and the need for reform continues to be out there. working with the education secretary, it is going to occupy a bitter moment for this president. americans believe in education and of the it is the first step on that ladder to upward mobility. that is going to be a challenge that this president has to deal with them than he has to find these issues and then define them in terms of common...
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we have the best patent laws, the best education system, especially in higher education, and we have the best opportunity for economic growth. let's take advantage of that and focus on the positive side of what we need to grow instead of teetering on the edge of the negativity that draws us apart. host: carole in annapolis, maryland, a democrat. caller: hi. i live in connecticut 20 years. guest: god bless you. caller: i loved it, but recently moved to maryland. there are two oaths of office. i'm an active member of three and took a pledge of allegiance to the united states of america. every child in this country takes a pledge of allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands and so on. every congressman and congresswoman that takes a pledge, something like i asked solemnly swear or affirm that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies and so on. then i will have allegiance to the same that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that i will faithf
we have the best patent laws, the best education system, especially in higher education, and we have the best opportunity for economic growth. let's take advantage of that and focus on the positive side of what we need to grow instead of teetering on the edge of the negativity that draws us apart. host: carole in annapolis, maryland, a democrat. caller: hi. i live in connecticut 20 years. guest: god bless you. caller: i loved it, but recently moved to maryland. there are two oaths of office....
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education, what would be the impact of sequestration? guest: most education spending is paid for by state and local governments. but the part that is paid for by the federal government would be cut very hard. so there would be the need, because of less grants and aid from the federal government to the states, there would be less money for teachers and especially schools serving less advantaged students. there would be less money for special education, for kids with handicaps or disabilities, there would be less money for a variety of things of that sort. host: jim, i know that you think accounts are too deep, but where can you cut when it comes to education -- cuts are too dep? guest: i said that they are indiscriminate prepares a lot of room to cut the budget. there's been relatively modest cuts already, but that was off a very high base. it's been a very large run-up in this portion of the budget over the last 12 years. between 2000 and 2003 the real increase in spending and domestic appropriations has gone up 40%, so there's been a st
education, what would be the impact of sequestration? guest: most education spending is paid for by state and local governments. but the part that is paid for by the federal government would be cut very hard. so there would be the need, because of less grants and aid from the federal government to the states, there would be less money for teachers and especially schools serving less advantaged students. there would be less money for special education, for kids with handicaps or disabilities,...
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non-defense, education, health care, across the board getting cut? caller: it would probably only be cut for a short time. host: so, a sacrifice by letting tax rates go up? caller: right, they will start working together if they wind up going off the cliff. host: what do you think about addressing medicare spending? caller: the biggest thing the government has to do is all of the waste in everything. defense, medicare, everything. just go after it. host: is that enough to get through our deficit and debt? caller: and raise the taxes. host: all right. mike come massachusetts, note -- mike, massachusetts. go ahead. caller: i am x military. the only reason i say that is that we have spent $2 trillion on these wars over the last 10 years, which is a whole lot of money and they say they are going to review their approach to these in the future because we get so much money. as far as the entitlements go, what they should do is agree on the taxes for people making under $250,000 per year first, then come back and fix the rest of it. that would probably be t
non-defense, education, health care, across the board getting cut? caller: it would probably only be cut for a short time. host: so, a sacrifice by letting tax rates go up? caller: right, they will start working together if they wind up going off the cliff. host: what do you think about addressing medicare spending? caller: the biggest thing the government has to do is all of the waste in everything. defense, medicare, everything. just go after it. host: is that enough to get through our...
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almost four times what the rest of public education costs. and the vast majority of our basis, we use public schools. we could take the money we're spending today, pay every public school system $14,000 per child, and save billions of dollars per year. and with the same or better outcomes. >> this weekend, you can talk with oklahoma senator tomko burn about the fiscal cliff and the future of the republican party. the senator has written several books and returns, including his latest, "the debt bomb." join our three hour conversation with your calls, emails, tweets and facebook comments. host: now joining us is long-time n.p.r. correspondent covering health policy julie rovner here to talk about some of the challenges that the health care law may be facing in the coming days and in the coming year. julie rovner, let's start with all the fiscal cliff. where does health policy, health care fit into this if at all. guest: well, obviously, there's nothing about the fiscal cliff that particularly impacts the health's law. we do know that starting
almost four times what the rest of public education costs. and the vast majority of our basis, we use public schools. we could take the money we're spending today, pay every public school system $14,000 per child, and save billions of dollars per year. and with the same or better outcomes. >> this weekend, you can talk with oklahoma senator tomko burn about the fiscal cliff and the future of the republican party. the senator has written several books and returns, including his latest,...
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these are the areas that need more education. it is so much data out there that humans will go to the path of least resistance. that is going after you as a person rather than trying to filter out billions of websites. host: twitter says, letting the government have a larger role in security is like having the fox have a larger role in securing the henhouse. let's go to lawrence in new york on the in an airline. caller: good morning. thank you for washington journal. i love this show. i am a cpa. my biggest concern is that there is so much information on the new york state tax return, which has social security number, dates of birth of the taxpayer, name, address, and where direct deposit of a refund is due. it also includes the banking information. as a practitioner for 30 years, i am is still not comfortable filing electronically. the reason i say that it is i have also had experiences in health care industry whereby, to my understanding, physicians and hospitals, to this day, do not e-mail medical records. i am curious fit you
these are the areas that need more education. it is so much data out there that humans will go to the path of least resistance. that is going after you as a person rather than trying to filter out billions of websites. host: twitter says, letting the government have a larger role in security is like having the fox have a larger role in securing the henhouse. let's go to lawrence in new york on the in an airline. caller: good morning. thank you for washington journal. i love this show. i am a...
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their primary education and move on into college or an apprenticeship. we could use more of those programs to help people get skills. i am skeptical of some of the school choices, there are schools that are willing and able to take a very high needs children. -- at a small cost. i am not convinced that those schools are out there. i did want to pick up on one thing, the climate we are spending $61,000 on a poor family. and again, what you are picking up and those numbers are a lot of medicaid costs that is going to seniors in nursing homes, which we know is very expensive, but lists a huge burden off of families. and you average out to gather with the cost of elementary school and then some things that are direct payments to families, the payments to families are not vastly less than that. host: let us get our callers involved. elizabeth lower-basch and veronique de rugy. new york on our line for democrats, carl. caller: good morning. i have never used as food stamps or the snap program because i happen to be very comfortable financially. but as a young
their primary education and move on into college or an apprenticeship. we could use more of those programs to help people get skills. i am skeptical of some of the school choices, there are schools that are willing and able to take a very high needs children. -- at a small cost. i am not convinced that those schools are out there. i did want to pick up on one thing, the climate we are spending $61,000 on a poor family. and again, what you are picking up and those numbers are a lot of medicaid...
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what i am doing to prepare for going over the cliff is to educate the public. i have before me an article in the denver post in 1992 and it shows a graph from 1978 to 1992 years, reagan,2 bush, and their policies carried on a class warfare against middle-income working families to benefit the wealthiest people in society. they added 1.1 trillion dollars to the national debt. incomes of the rich soared during the 1980's while the middle class struggle to keep its existing standard of living or lost ground. working americans are paying more in taxes, receiving fewer government benefits, and experiencing a stagnant or dropping in crumbs, says richard gephardt. the rich are getting richer and contributing fewer resources to the finances of government. host: as you look back on that, take us forward to today. caller: the tax cuts under george bush -- george w. bush, add another $1.20 trillion. these have all been coming forward and get the blame obama. the rich have had all the benefits. i was a business owner. we had 182 employees. i did not have to close my door i
what i am doing to prepare for going over the cliff is to educate the public. i have before me an article in the denver post in 1992 and it shows a graph from 1978 to 1992 years, reagan,2 bush, and their policies carried on a class warfare against middle-income working families to benefit the wealthiest people in society. they added 1.1 trillion dollars to the national debt. incomes of the rich soared during the 1980's while the middle class struggle to keep its existing standard of living or...
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educate for the unknowing. how do i go into a small, difficult, messy war and discern the facts and decide what is important and what is trivial? decide what to do to change the situation and then implement that solution and issued orders to thousands of people. to be a good general, you need enormous physical energy and intellectual energy. right now, we have generals who are all very fit, but many of them do not have that intellectual energy. an example would be tommy francks. not well-educated in generalship. thinking about politics but that is not his job. it is said that the job of the general is to connect the political and the military. the military operations have to have political consequences. host: his bucks include "the gamble." published two years ago. he has a new book now called "the general." we have inspired a conversation on facebook and twitter -- host: you can write to us to join that conversation. wild and wonderful was the twitter name. liz, maryland, democrats line, good morning. caller:
educate for the unknowing. how do i go into a small, difficult, messy war and discern the facts and decide what is important and what is trivial? decide what to do to change the situation and then implement that solution and issued orders to thousands of people. to be a good general, you need enormous physical energy and intellectual energy. right now, we have generals who are all very fit, but many of them do not have that intellectual energy. an example would be tommy francks. not...
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then we have an educational system here that is not up to par as far as educating the people that are already here. as a republican, we talk about having a small government. if we reduce the size of government, reduce the educational part of our government, how are we able to be competitive in a global economy? host: thank you for the call. guest: i think it is an excellent question. it is interesting that the unemployment for undocumented workers is very low. i do believe that they do jobs that americans do not do any more. in addition to that, while we have 7.8%, 7.9% unemployment nationally, it varies across regions. it varies across jobs. yes, we have 7.8% unemployment. if you talk to some very high technology firms, they will say, sorry, we cannot find enough specialized mathematician's or specialized engineers or an agricultural worker will say we have 7.9% unemployment but i cannot find enough people to help me take care of my harvest. we have 7.9% unemployment, but we do not have enough people in the transportation and logistics arena. perhaps high school kids -- high-school g
then we have an educational system here that is not up to par as far as educating the people that are already here. as a republican, we talk about having a small government. if we reduce the size of government, reduce the educational part of our government, how are we able to be competitive in a global economy? host: thank you for the call. guest: i think it is an excellent question. it is interesting that the unemployment for undocumented workers is very low. i do believe that they do jobs...
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if there would be legislation, maybe that would be something that would educate people in a little bit more. right now, most of the people were unaware, it seems to work getting the steroid that was -- it seems, who were getting the steroid. host: this question from twitter, are there enough inspectors to enforce at the fda, whether compounder or manufacturer? guest: the fda has always been a resources rut. the have always said they needed more. there has been the budget battle on capitol hill. they have said they might be facing an 8% cut. host: david from virginia, democrats' line. caller: i would like to ask if the young lady feels that over the last years, when the republicans have been in charge, and they have been deregulating all businesses, which is one of the pillars of their political stand, whether this has caused less and less inspections, more and more small town operators and people that are not really trained, certified to be, pounding -- certified to be compounding and manufacturing? guest: you have to separate manufacturing and compounding. the fda does not have the ab
if there would be legislation, maybe that would be something that would educate people in a little bit more. right now, most of the people were unaware, it seems to work getting the steroid that was -- it seems, who were getting the steroid. host: this question from twitter, are there enough inspectors to enforce at the fda, whether compounder or manufacturer? guest: the fda has always been a resources rut. the have always said they needed more. there has been the budget battle on capitol hill....
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call, want to say thank you to congressman paul for opening up my eyes this year and educating me. my question is on the inheritance tax. how do we fight the inheritance tax, as people in states? it is preventing us from using our own family money. i would also like him to touch on the agenda 21 and the united nations and how we use billions, and how we could use that here. >guest: the inheritance tax is a tax on capital. if you are taxing with capital gains or inheritance tax, you have a small business man that gets up to $3 million, and then the family inherits and they have to break it up. that it destruction of capital, savings. there should be no inheritance tax. the businesses were built with money they paid taxes on. that is very destructive and we should not have an inheritance tax. this is coming to me, one of the most important taxes we can change. over the years, at the beginning, i used to wonder, why doesn't seem like average middle-class people coming to me want to deal with the inheritance tax. rich people all have a way to get around it, trust funds, overseas invest
call, want to say thank you to congressman paul for opening up my eyes this year and educating me. my question is on the inheritance tax. how do we fight the inheritance tax, as people in states? it is preventing us from using our own family money. i would also like him to touch on the agenda 21 and the united nations and how we use billions, and how we could use that here. >guest: the inheritance tax is a tax on capital. if you are taxing with capital gains or inheritance tax, you have a...
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you invest in education. historically, if you look at it, look at the gi bill, what it did after world war two to the economy in the 1960's. science, technology, everything grew. the economy boomed because we invested in people. that is what we need to do again. host: thank you. guest: i think growing the middle class is the key. a lot of these programs have helped to grow the middle class. a think social security helped grow the middle class. so many seniors have relied on social security, and it is not a gift. they worked for it. education -- when i ran for governor, in a middle-class area, 10% of college-aged kids were enrolled. now there are 50% that receive grants. that is not a gift that is something to help grow the middle class. host: jim, california. republican line. caller: $250,000 is not rich. the people on television betting for money, you should tax them. how much do you pay? the president and democrats suck up to these celebrities. they have to pay $40,000 to hang around the democrats. host: he
you invest in education. historically, if you look at it, look at the gi bill, what it did after world war two to the economy in the 1960's. science, technology, everything grew. the economy boomed because we invested in people. that is what we need to do again. host: thank you. guest: i think growing the middle class is the key. a lot of these programs have helped to grow the middle class. a think social security helped grow the middle class. so many seniors have relied on social security, and...
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who are themselves educated enough to teach the children. it's a generational process but a necessary one to achieve healthy societies. but it's not the kind of thing that wins in two years or five years or 18 months in a military surge. these things have to go together. host: we're talking about the war in afghanistan and the troops in that country. as you talk to people in afghanistan based on your travels how do they view america? caller: i've heard nothing but praise. i don't speak the lang but i've worked with civilians and the military and the american presence is very favorably looked upon, we're helping individual people and bringing security. and everything i've heard is very positive. host: thappings for the call. we'll go to a caller listening from england go ahead. caller: can i speak now? host: you can. caller: in this country we had a peace march recently. [indiscernible] to put it briefly he's putting in to be the leader of pakistan next year when the election comes up and i heard him talking about his political ambitions. he
who are themselves educated enough to teach the children. it's a generational process but a necessary one to achieve healthy societies. but it's not the kind of thing that wins in two years or five years or 18 months in a military surge. these things have to go together. host: we're talking about the war in afghanistan and the troops in that country. as you talk to people in afghanistan based on your travels how do they view america? caller: i've heard nothing but praise. i don't speak the lang...
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his successes as governor -- he touts education. that was a program that was instituted 10 years before he took office. he will run the office as a ceo. we had two presidents that our businessmen. how did that work out? he talks about his success with handling the olympics. that was paid for by the taxpayers. he built roads that benefit big business. he has -- there is nothing you can believe in. character does mean something. a series of lies and shape shifting. i don't know how anybody can trust him. people of massachusetts saw his governing style. he would not allow the people in the senate to share the same elevator with him. he closed himself off, a good ceo. host: the skin response from brian mooney -- let's get a response from brian mooney. guest: is there a question? host: did massachusetts voters fiat to be an appealing part of his record -- find that to be an appealing part of his record? guest: yes. been marred byave beed scandal. they came to him and asked him to fix it. it was a financial and civic success. he did seek
his successes as governor -- he touts education. that was a program that was instituted 10 years before he took office. he will run the office as a ceo. we had two presidents that our businessmen. how did that work out? he talks about his success with handling the olympics. that was paid for by the taxpayers. he built roads that benefit big business. he has -- there is nothing you can believe in. character does mean something. a series of lies and shape shifting. i don't know how anybody can...
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education -- the president has been working on higher education higherpell grant access. -- higher education, grant access. a young woman told me i am not a democrat or republican, but i am supporting president obama because i am attending a local community college on a pell grant and president obama who doubled the size of pell grants so all of americans have access to higher education. if you look at the unemployment rate, if you have a bachelor's degree, 4%, associate's degree, about 6%. but if all you have is a high- school diploma, it is double digits. the president understands it. he is investing in higher education through excess of pell grants so all americans have access to grow -- better skill and be able to compete. host: what is your candidate's message to southwest virginia? guest: south west virginia understands that they have been buried by this administration because of their policies on coal. this administration, this party has just been extremely hostile. they have killed the coal industry. one promise barack obama cap -- he said if you want to start a new coal plant, you w
education -- the president has been working on higher education higherpell grant access. -- higher education, grant access. a young woman told me i am not a democrat or republican, but i am supporting president obama because i am attending a local community college on a pell grant and president obama who doubled the size of pell grants so all of americans have access to higher education. if you look at the unemployment rate, if you have a bachelor's degree, 4%, associate's degree, about 6%. but...
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he likes to talk about education. the massachusetts was number one in education when he took office. it was number one when he was in office. it continues to be never won today. the most that he can say right now about his edge -- his record in education in massachusetts is that he did not mess things up. it is interesting to note that he did not run for a second term. i would guess but he did the analysis and realized he could not win a second term. i would guess that massachusetts is going to vote for president obama roughly around 65%. host: next call is a democratic call. caller: i have been listening to you for quite awhile. this is the first time i have called. i do not think you realize that obama going into office as president, he wholeheartedly thought he could make a difference across party lines. but what he did not realize was that this was a "no" congress who decided from day one that once he was elected they would not let anything passed. but so much has done by this president and has never been done bef
he likes to talk about education. the massachusetts was number one in education when he took office. it was number one when he was in office. it continues to be never won today. the most that he can say right now about his edge -- his record in education in massachusetts is that he did not mess things up. it is interesting to note that he did not run for a second term. i would guess but he did the analysis and realized he could not win a second term. i would guess that massachusetts is going to...
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caller: i am 50 years old, i am an educated man. in other words, i have not had to look for a job in a long time. i have been out of work for one year. president obama saying, i have created jobs, i have created jobs. and he has. however, i go out and look for a job. if you want to work for $10 committee last job offer i got, $8 and 50 cents. host: and what were you making before? caller: $29.85. had they expect someone to support a family? even for a single man to make $8.50 an hour? in the last debate, it seemed to me that president obama, he was more interested in attacking the governor then he was an answering the questions. the simple fact -- host: when did you make this decision to vote for governor romney? when you went to the job interview? caller: i have been pretty discouraged about that for some time. last week watching the final debate, instead of going there and try to apologize for us and america and -- he had plenty of opportunity. but he said less stick to the agenda. this is what we need to do. and we cannot take in
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i do believe he does care about education. but he has a different way of -- a platform that he will sit down with colleges and lay out a platform that everybody can understand because the school system's -- there's something wrong with our colleges and our k-12 system that needs to be restructured. host: what are you studying? caller: political science and computers. to school?ere you go caller: santa rosa community college. host: thank you for speaking with us. we of the comment from joe. and he says that romney. appeared much more experienced in foreign policy but it is clear that obama hasn't learned much in the past four years. next call from the bowery valerie support obama line. caller: he gave me more confidence and i already had. and moved from michigan four years ago when it was really out of whack. all of the auto plants were closing. general motors, chrysler. i have family members that work for those plants that were fortunately at retirement. they were not really affected by it. people were losing jobs. at a busine
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notice that the united states policy is most wrong about these countries and the president needs more education. i am iranian american. the government told me that if you do not like this country, go out. of course, i cannot go to russia. this is the best country and you americans believe you are a superpower, but you are responsible. i tell you what, people in syria and iran under the pressure of government, they do their best, they get killed. the whole world does not see what happens to us? is something wrong with us? or do they not know what they are doing? [unintelligible] people are too much under pressure. one person is a spy and is scared to talk to the other. they are doing their best on things like syria and iran. you, because of your revolution, you have played the game because of that mind-set. government, 24 hours, is a campaign. this is the best tory in the history of the world. all the you do is have one currency in this country. people keep asking them to pump something wrong. this is my year, to suggest this. host: this had minus from "the washington post." "mitt romney goes in
notice that the united states policy is most wrong about these countries and the president needs more education. i am iranian american. the government told me that if you do not like this country, go out. of course, i cannot go to russia. this is the best country and you americans believe you are a superpower, but you are responsible. i tell you what, people in syria and iran under the pressure of government, they do their best, they get killed. the whole world does not see what happens to us?...
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education, people are trying to go back to school because you need education for a lot of jobs. some it programs have opened up -- so many programs have opened up. if people in the jail systems are going back to school and getting jobs. jobs are out there. i am just so happy the economy is not like it was four years ago. everything is looking good and it is getting better. i was in the military almost seven years. it is a big deal to me. host: we will move on to ben in nebraska on our line for republicans. caller: good morning. i would like to respond to a couple of things. the one guy said he was worried about heaven and hell, and that is actually a state of mind. there is no such thing. he will be in a big -- in for a big surprise when he passes away. i remember back in 1972 or 1973, when they have that oil embargo and gasoline was 25 cents a gallon. out in denver i took a trip to yellowstone park and paid 47 cents a gallon. by the time the inflation started, you could buy a new car, a ford maverick, for 1995, the house for 17,000. when they faked the oil embargo and lined shi
education, people are trying to go back to school because you need education for a lot of jobs. some it programs have opened up -- so many programs have opened up. if people in the jail systems are going back to school and getting jobs. jobs are out there. i am just so happy the economy is not like it was four years ago. everything is looking good and it is getting better. i was in the military almost seven years. it is a big deal to me. host: we will move on to ben in nebraska on our line for...
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so, education and credentials -- the economy is fast changing. women seem to be getting those skills and credentials at a much faster rate than men are, and they seem to be more nimble. that filters down into our society, so i talk about how that changes marriage, our notions of fatherhood, and what men and -- can and cannot do in families. you start to see it having a difference in our culture. >> carlson joins hanna rosin to discuss her book, "the end of men," on "after words." >> i find myself watching your old conventions and debates. and that is a great service. i have a memory of being 8 years old and watching an old richard nixon speech. for a political junkie like me, that is great. effected you focus on a wide range of public policy issues, there is something for everybody, whether you are interested in national security, housing policy, the economy. >> he watches c-span on comcast. c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979, brought to you as a public service by your cable provider. "washington journal" continues. host: jonath
so, education and credentials -- the economy is fast changing. women seem to be getting those skills and credentials at a much faster rate than men are, and they seem to be more nimble. that filters down into our society, so i talk about how that changes marriage, our notions of fatherhood, and what men and -- can and cannot do in families. you start to see it having a difference in our culture. >> carlson joins hanna rosin to discuss her book, "the end of men," on "after...
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i think he is educated. he has been an educated setting where he is dealt with this firsthand already in his home state of massachusetts. he has done this in the private sector as well and he has got some good ideas. he met all put it on the table yet. he has given us some insight. and i think his point to take us to where it needs to be. i think a lot of the nation right now is almost sitting on the edge of their seats, seeing what is going on between the candidates and but they have to say. one thing -- you know, i think is getting less focus on right now with obama is that he is a lawyer. and lawyers smooth the top. and businessman doesn't do a lot is moved talking. they do a lot of smoot working. and that is what we need right now. host: stay on the line. let us see what lillian has to say. in florida. what you think about what katrina had to say? caller: what katrina was saying as far as the economy, the economy does need to be addressed. i think that katrina as well as everyone in the nation needs to l
i think he is educated. he has been an educated setting where he is dealt with this firsthand already in his home state of massachusetts. he has done this in the private sector as well and he has got some good ideas. he met all put it on the table yet. he has given us some insight. and i think his point to take us to where it needs to be. i think a lot of the nation right now is almost sitting on the edge of their seats, seeing what is going on between the candidates and but they have to say....
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if you take away early childhood education and cut college aid for middle class families, they will not go far, yet that is exactly what mitt romney wants to do to pay for a tax break. mitt romney wins, middle class loses. host: we are talking with justin elliott of "propublica." we will open the phones. phyllis, you're on. caller: yes. ok, i'm so frustrated with the ads. it doesn't demonstrate the candidates. we have trillions of dollars in debt and now we have these hundreds of billions of dollars billion to campaign ads. it is ridiculous. i would much rather see that money spent where the news media is interviewing these candidates, or we can find out more about them. these ads, all they do is attack. i did nothing it is representative of the candidate. it doesn't tell me anything more than obama doesn't like romney or romney doesn't like obama, and that doesn't tell me the true picture. host: they would not be spending if they didn ands not work. guest: the political consultants and the ad buyers are fundraising their pants off and this election will set records, as we usually do it
if you take away early childhood education and cut college aid for middle class families, they will not go far, yet that is exactly what mitt romney wants to do to pay for a tax break. mitt romney wins, middle class loses. host: we are talking with justin elliott of "propublica." we will open the phones. phyllis, you're on. caller: yes. ok, i'm so frustrated with the ads. it doesn't demonstrate the candidates. we have trillions of dollars in debt and now we have these hundreds of...
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what are we doing to educate people on the preventive medicinmechanisms? guest: there is a growing movement to make sure people at all levels of education get experience and global health and population health, whether it is through the schools, through the libraries or the internet, and the public health community is responding by helping to make sure the information given to the population is accurate and factual and valid. people can get this information in a timely way. everything you read or see on the internet is not necessarily accurate. i am encouraged people to go to trusted sources to get the information. host: dr. georges benjamin executive director of the american public health association. deb is on the line. caller: i think it is rather sad we have to call in on our political lines because there is no politics in health. what this man says, i believe in. two things to ask him. number one, i am 50 years old. when i was a kid we had dentists and dental school people would come into school in handout toothbrushes and toothpaste. they did not do
what are we doing to educate people on the preventive medicinmechanisms? guest: there is a growing movement to make sure people at all levels of education get experience and global health and population health, whether it is through the schools, through the libraries or the internet, and the public health community is responding by helping to make sure the information given to the population is accurate and factual and valid. people can get this information in a timely way. everything you read...
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that takes education. our educational system is leading the demise of our country. especially in a christian school in -- 17 of the original signers were cemetery students. -- or seminary students. host: do you want to see a different town in the ads? caller: absolutely, the founding fathers, and some of them were deists like jefferson and franklin, they came to the conclusion when they chose books for pennsylvania and virginia and students, the first book they both put in was the bible. the truth must be known. if there is no truth, there is only manipulation. host: from twitter -- let's take a look at an ad by the republican national committee. >> is never too early to speak out for our values. the room and it romney i know does not want to raise taxes on middle-class. >> you both saw met -- benjamin netanyahu hold up a picture of obama with a red line through it. >> in spite of their opposition, they have given 20 waivers to the opposition. iran is four years cause it to a nuclear weapon. they certainly inherited that situation but we are going in the wrong direc
that takes education. our educational system is leading the demise of our country. especially in a christian school in -- 17 of the original signers were cemetery students. -- or seminary students. host: do you want to see a different town in the ads? caller: absolutely, the founding fathers, and some of them were deists like jefferson and franklin, they came to the conclusion when they chose books for pennsylvania and virginia and students, the first book they both put in was the bible. the...
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education is a privilege, not a right. if you have the qualifications to get into college, they should take the highest scores first. not because you're black, white, chinese, mexican. this is the reason why we cannot fill the jobs we have today. people given to college that do not deserve to be there. it's just come guest: i do not think it is discrimination against whites to consider race in university admissions. universities are looking among a pool of qualified applicants. a number of things are considered. whether your parents went to the school are considered. that is going to benefit white candidates. whether you have leadership potential, whether you did something interesting, went to africa and dug ditches, those types of things are considered. those types of things can benefit students who are not p oor or latino or black. i do not look at it that is -- as something that is harming white students. i think the tough thing is is there is a larger pool of students who are qualified for admissions. people are going
education is a privilege, not a right. if you have the qualifications to get into college, they should take the highest scores first. not because you're black, white, chinese, mexican. this is the reason why we cannot fill the jobs we have today. people given to college that do not deserve to be there. it's just come guest: i do not think it is discrimination against whites to consider race in university admissions. universities are looking among a pool of qualified applicants. a number of...
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i'm not wealthy or educated. i went to high school. i have three sons and two grandchildren. i think it's wonderful to hear their spouse talk about them. it makes me see a different perspective in their personal lives. so i think it's good. host: what is it in particular that you like hearing from the wives of the candidates? is it their personal stories? is it them talking about their families or their professional experiences? caller: i think it is so important when a white support her husband and she can say wonderful things about him. you hear more negative from people, generally, then you do [unintelligible] host: let's go to george in mount olive on the independent line. caller: hearing the wives does not affect my vote. they're not going to say anything negative against your husband. any romney on all these television shows, she is laughing and showing all kind of facial expressions, and her eyebrows never move and forehead never wrinkles. she clearly uses botox. -- annie romney. that's phony. she definitely has had work done. her neckband her hands don't match. host:
i'm not wealthy or educated. i went to high school. i have three sons and two grandchildren. i think it's wonderful to hear their spouse talk about them. it makes me see a different perspective in their personal lives. so i think it's good. host: what is it in particular that you like hearing from the wives of the candidates? is it their personal stories? is it them talking about their families or their professional experiences? caller: i think it is so important when a white support her...
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education was heavily supported in massachusetts. the education system there was rated very highly. host: let me put the numbers on the screen. 1.5 million young people between ages of 80-29 eligible to vote here in ohio. you both, i assume, have student loans. the average debt of college students is just under $28,000. the and apply merit among those between the ages of 20-24 is about 16.5%. guest: that is definitely a big issue for me and a big concern, the student loans and student interest rates. this affects meet effectively -- this affects what we fought for. making sure we talk to the legislators and talked about how we can afford to see the interest rates doubled. that is why we saw president obama during the summer go to college campuses and speak to students to say we cannot let the republican-led congress raise interest rates and see them double. that is something where i am glad has passed in a bipartisan manner. it is extremely important. when we talk about health grants -- pell grants, we talk about who will be investing in education programs? i am not saying that mitt
education was heavily supported in massachusetts. the education system there was rated very highly. host: let me put the numbers on the screen. 1.5 million young people between ages of 80-29 eligible to vote here in ohio. you both, i assume, have student loans. the average debt of college students is just under $28,000. the and apply merit among those between the ages of 20-24 is about 16.5%. guest: that is definitely a big issue for me and a big concern, the student loans and student interest...
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now my parents, grandparents, educators. we never had a conversation about achieving the american dream. i would like to know really, what is the american dream? we have only just work here and accomplish things in america. we have never taught our children about achieving the american dream. i think we need to talk about what is the american dream before we have the conversation about whether it has been downsized or not. that is all i have to say. host: let's go to virginia to hear from an independent caller. caller: i think the american dream has been downsized. i am 57 years old. 20 years ago if you got a job, your medical was covered. if you bad until you were on top of the world. -- if you got dentil you were on top of the world. any chain that is hiring, they usually start you off at about $10 an hour. that is $1,600 a month. and you have rent, $4 a gallon gas, your insurance, car, everything out of $1,600 a month. your house and all of that. i do not know. they started this 401k thing somewhere along the line when i
now my parents, grandparents, educators. we never had a conversation about achieving the american dream. i would like to know really, what is the american dream? we have only just work here and accomplish things in america. we have never taught our children about achieving the american dream. i think we need to talk about what is the american dream before we have the conversation about whether it has been downsized or not. that is all i have to say. host: let's go to virginia to hear from an...
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program that john supported in education. the reason that no child was left behind is that the money was left behind. with regard to the role of the vice-president, i had a long talk, as i'm sure the governor did with her principle and in my case it is barack obama and he asked me -- i have a history of getting things done the senate and john mccain will back that up. i would be the point person for the legislative initiatives in the united states congress for our administration. when asked if i wanted a portfolio, my response was no, barack obama said he wants me with and to help in government. for his decision, i will sit in the room and give him my best advice. one of the things he said early on when he was choosing, he said he wanted to pick someone who had independent judgment and would not be afraid to disagree. that is my reputation so i look forward to working with barack obama and playing a very constructive role in his presidency, bringing about the kind of change this country needs. >> we will have more from the 20
program that john supported in education. the reason that no child was left behind is that the money was left behind. with regard to the role of the vice-president, i had a long talk, as i'm sure the governor did with her principle and in my case it is barack obama and he asked me -- i have a history of getting things done the senate and john mccain will back that up. i would be the point person for the legislative initiatives in the united states congress for our administration. when asked if...
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' education levels. we can see here -- host: why are these numbers significant? guest: what we know is that when a parent has a college degree, the student is going to be exposed and have in many cases good information on the college- going process. the point is that the policy level. we must do everything we can to support first generation families. 36% of the students who took the s.a.t. will be the first and their families to earn a college degree. that is great news. students who are coming from a background where college is not yet a tradition, often they don't have the same high-quality information. they may not know which courses to take. those rigorous courses. this is to point out that parental education in packs in today's world. we want to make sure that it doesn't. we want to make sure that every family have high-quality information. we have a college planning web site called the big future that we believe helps to level the playing field. we want to make certain that students coming from all
' education levels. we can see here -- host: why are these numbers significant? guest: what we know is that when a parent has a college degree, the student is going to be exposed and have in many cases good information on the college- going process. the point is that the policy level. we must do everything we can to support first generation families. 36% of the students who took the s.a.t. will be the first and their families to earn a college degree. that is great news. students who are coming...
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guest: i believe to reform education, we need to bring competition to education. what is the best thing the federal government could do to improve education in this country? i maintain it will be to abolish the federal department of education. it was established under 979 under jimmy carter -- it was established in 1979 under jimmy carter. each state gets about 11 cents out of every dollar that each state spends. you have to do a, b, c, d. to do that, it costs 16 cetns nts. it costs money to get federal money. give education to the states. 50 laboratories of best practices. we will have some fabulous successes and some horrible failures that would be avoided. 50 different laboratories working on this. i would suggest that we come up with some incredibly innovative, new ways of delivering education in this country. host: our guest is joining us from sante fe, the former governor of new mexico. he is currently the libertarian presidential nominee and is on the ballot in 47 states plus d.c. are you confident you will get those last three states? guest: 0, seems to be
guest: i believe to reform education, we need to bring competition to education. what is the best thing the federal government could do to improve education in this country? i maintain it will be to abolish the federal department of education. it was established under 979 under jimmy carter -- it was established in 1979 under jimmy carter. each state gets about 11 cents out of every dollar that each state spends. you have to do a, b, c, d. to do that, it costs 16 cetns nts. it costs money to...
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caller: i just would like to impress on the people who are listening to this to educate yourselves, please. this man and fox news run a manipulative, mind-control tactic, and that is why there is almost nothing truthful that comes from fox news. host: how is the reporting that comes from fox news different than the reporting that comes from cnn or msnbc? caller: it is another tactic. host: by whom? caller: by you. you are trying to get me to -- host: i am just asking you a question. caller: you should have waited until i finish what i had to say. host: ok, are you done? caller: no, i'm not done, sir. i would like the people to know that fox news practices mind- control tactics. that is why the people who call in say such outrageous things. they are like a bunch of robots. host: what kind of mind-control tactics? caller: the kind that -- what's- his-face -- he is not just a focus group guy -- host: all right, we are going to leave it there. guest: for every citizen, the real job is to make your decision for yourself. i tell people to try to watch the rallies themselves and the debates will
caller: i just would like to impress on the people who are listening to this to educate yourselves, please. this man and fox news run a manipulative, mind-control tactic, and that is why there is almost nothing truthful that comes from fox news. host: how is the reporting that comes from fox news different than the reporting that comes from cnn or msnbc? caller: it is another tactic. host: by whom? caller: by you. you are trying to get me to -- host: i am just asking you a question. caller: you...
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it costs more money for the educational system. to try to prop this system up. i do not hear president obama saying, you know, we have to have a two parent household to have the ability to reverse these trends. host: i am interested where you got your statistics from? caller: i spend a lot of time and academics. they are easily found out. anyone can do a web search under how many african american babies are born to single parent households. it is all over the web. anyone can dispute that if you look here at compiled information from different studies. every one of those stats is true. host: i am curious if you did other analysis for other races as well? caller: the problem is, can you get a job? so with half of african american men, i think 70% of white americans finished high school. bursa's only half. the real problem -- and latinos is 58%. the -- worst case scenario is, the african-american male not getting an education, going on to drop out, it cannot get a job and many going on to prison. i think that is the real problem i would like to see the president ad
it costs more money for the educational system. to try to prop this system up. i do not hear president obama saying, you know, we have to have a two parent household to have the ability to reverse these trends. host: i am interested where you got your statistics from? caller: i spend a lot of time and academics. they are easily found out. anyone can do a web search under how many african american babies are born to single parent households. it is all over the web. anyone can dispute that if you...
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that's why voter education initiatives are so important. that's what democracy is all about. even though some people behave as if you can put democracy on autopilots -- you cannot -- democracy must be nurtured. i would not like to see a one- party system. basically, what we have now is a two-party system. i think the more views we have, the more vibrant the discussions, the better off we will be. democracy is in essence government of the people. people of all persuasions should have the opportunity to weigh in. that brings to mind the concern about the supreme court ruling, citizens united. democracy cannot survive if you do not have a very large and active middle-class. the middle class serves as a buffer between the very poor and the very rich. this particle supreme court ruling interjected large amounts of money into campaigning, money that has the potential of drowning out the voices of a very large number of citizens. when you have money having that much influence, you are moving from the democracy that we cherished and value to a plutocracy, which is ruled by the wealth
that's why voter education initiatives are so important. that's what democracy is all about. even though some people behave as if you can put democracy on autopilots -- you cannot -- democracy must be nurtured. i would not like to see a one- party system. basically, what we have now is a two-party system. i think the more views we have, the more vibrant the discussions, the better off we will be. democracy is in essence government of the people. people of all persuasions should have the...
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she is very cosmopolitan, western educated. syrian born. she had a position on wall street with a leading brokerage firm. this created a profile of a modernized, westernized, pro- reform couple. she egaged in activities that led to credence to this profile in supporting women's rights in syria and across the region. i have not spoken with the recently. i suspect the same thing happened to her. they became much more comfortable and they are st uck. what can she do? she has to support her husband. they believe they are doing the right thing. they think they we think is misdirection, but they actually believe they are saving the country. host: david lesch wrote this new book and he has written other books. he met with the syrian president and his wife in 2004. mark in indiana. caller: hi. i used to be a democrat. i changed to being a republican in the last four years. when these people need help, why are we sitting back and watching and waiting? that is not our policy and has not been for 50 years. whenever we could help a country that needs h
she is very cosmopolitan, western educated. syrian born. she had a position on wall street with a leading brokerage firm. this created a profile of a modernized, westernized, pro- reform couple. she egaged in activities that led to credence to this profile in supporting women's rights in syria and across the region. i have not spoken with the recently. i suspect the same thing happened to her. they became much more comfortable and they are st uck. what can she do? she has to support her...
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the control the educational system, and the control visual media. the question they need to be asking the, for all of our problems at all these things that have taken place and built up, when are they going to start accepting responsibility for some of the problems we have? thank you. two the good work. host: we are going to have a congressman from oklahoma on our program following next at about 8:30. a democrat from washington will also be at the table. here is the reporting from the washington times. bill nelson a democrat from florida -- good morning jinnah, you are on the air. caller: i would like to start off by saying i think you are the fairest and most non- partisan host that is on c-span. the young lady -- although she was beautiful on yesterday -- i think she is a little biased. i would like to give you an example about what i think about the economy. i think it is going down the tubes. how could you say that we are doing better when we are over $16 trillion in debts to all of these other countries that hit us? second of all, i work for a
the control the educational system, and the control visual media. the question they need to be asking the, for all of our problems at all these things that have taken place and built up, when are they going to start accepting responsibility for some of the problems we have? thank you. two the good work. host: we are going to have a congressman from oklahoma on our program following next at about 8:30. a democrat from washington will also be at the table. here is the reporting from the...
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i want every child to be able to get an education and that's our our country has succeeded -- continued to succeed and grow and get to continue that. host: independent calls -- caller: good morning to both of you. senator brown pushed in a bill to congress b mr.ehner did not bring that up and that was about the trade in china. i see as pulling stuff out of china and i am not trying to best of them but people complied aboutsolyndra. we spend $90 billion on energy and china spends $6 billion. guest: on not sure who you want to tax 90%. host: i think it is a neighbor. guest: it talked about jobs going to china and energy in china -- china is importing coal from wyoming. we're sending energy to china. they are continuing to produce significant amounts of that energy. there was the $500 million thaof taxpayer money that was waste onsolyndra. some of the programs have been very unsuccessful. a number of the president's agenda of projects have failed to the point where even the inspector general said one of the green agenda training programs did not allow people to get jobs. it continues to be
i want every child to be able to get an education and that's our our country has succeeded -- continued to succeed and grow and get to continue that. host: independent calls -- caller: good morning to both of you. senator brown pushed in a bill to congress b mr.ehner did not bring that up and that was about the trade in china. i see as pulling stuff out of china and i am not trying to best of them but people complied aboutsolyndra. we spend $90 billion on energy and china spends $6 billion....
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our education. host: a long time math teacher in arizona public schools, our guest is the head of the national education association. phone lines are open. you can join the conversation on our twitter page. jerry is on the phone from illinois. good morning. caller: i had the privilege of teaching in chicago public schools my first three or four years of teaching. it is absolutely very, very difficult. it is hard for people to understand how difficult it is to teach students with those needs. i left there and i now work in another district in the south suburbs. i think we are number one in the state for demographics. very high performing. we have so many resources and a lot of this teachers work nonstop. it is not always race, but poverty is indeed one of the most important variables. again, the education of your parents -- that is why left chicago public schools. what i saw -- i had spent years in the army and it did not prepare me for what i saw in cps. when i left, i had to write a book. there wer
our education. host: a long time math teacher in arizona public schools, our guest is the head of the national education association. phone lines are open. you can join the conversation on our twitter page. jerry is on the phone from illinois. good morning. caller: i had the privilege of teaching in chicago public schools my first three or four years of teaching. it is absolutely very, very difficult. it is hard for people to understand how difficult it is to teach students with those needs. i...
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host: we have been talking to stephen sawchuk, assistant educator at education week. the chicago teachers' strike has come to an end. what does it mean moving forward for chicago and for the country? coming up on "washington journal," a discussion of the impact and the role of editorial cartoonists. we will be right back. >> lets look at what the emancipation proclamation act said. the proclamation freed insulate people in those states still in rebellion on january 1, 1863. it did not free everybody, just those states or parts of states still in rebellion. there were several places in the country where slavery still existed. there were parts of a virginia where the union army had a football -- foothold. slavery still existed. >> president clinton issued an early version of the emancipation proclamation following the victory at anti etam. yet questions on the battle and repercussions on the single bloodiest day of fighting in american history. sunday from antietam national battlefield. >> people like to see where views have shifted over the years. they want to see wher
host: we have been talking to stephen sawchuk, assistant educator at education week. the chicago teachers' strike has come to an end. what does it mean moving forward for chicago and for the country? coming up on "washington journal," a discussion of the impact and the role of editorial cartoonists. we will be right back. >> lets look at what the emancipation proclamation act said. the proclamation freed insulate people in those states still in rebellion on january 1, 1863. it...
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a lot of it is education. asians are coming over and getting post-graduate degrees and there is a focus in that culture to focus on education. i will be interested to see next week when the data comes down to see how that breaks out in education, but there has been data that shows that for my very groups, hispanics and blacks, education is not there. guest: over 2010 and 2011, non- hispanic white houses and left houses had a fall, but hispanic causes and asian houses did not. -- houses and asian houses did not. guest: hispanics stood out. guest: right. guest: just to get back to education, it is not the pay are not educated groups, but the struggle to get educational resources there is where the debate is -- how much money goes to our schools and where. host: i am thinking back to some of the education chart with asians, there are sub-groups, east asians, indians, the have the highest post-doctoral educations. they are getting better educated after college than other parts of the population. next, we'll take a
a lot of it is education. asians are coming over and getting post-graduate degrees and there is a focus in that culture to focus on education. i will be interested to see next week when the data comes down to see how that breaks out in education, but there has been data that shows that for my very groups, hispanics and blacks, education is not there. guest: over 2010 and 2011, non- hispanic white houses and left houses had a fall, but hispanic causes and asian houses did not. -- houses and...
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education. and housing. so that you actually have both stimulus mediated as private and public institutions, but targeting job creation, not just profit making. in this nation your summit creativity and imagination. we have encountered all kinds of ideas that do not surface in the mainstream. this is the eradication of poverty led by the white house. bringing all of these various voices together. host: herald, a jacksonville beach, florida. you are on the republican line on with tavis smiley and cornel west. caller: in rectifying this situation, the one thing i did not hear him say is he wants to rebuild the white and black lower class families. i have seen study after study shows that if you want to be poor and make sure your kids are poor, then if you are a female, have a child and go on government welfare. you have to build good families. you have to have a man in the house and the man supporting the family, even if the government helps. you just cannot have a system where you get the money to the woman a
education. and housing. so that you actually have both stimulus mediated as private and public institutions, but targeting job creation, not just profit making. in this nation your summit creativity and imagination. we have encountered all kinds of ideas that do not surface in the mainstream. this is the eradication of poverty led by the white house. bringing all of these various voices together. host: herald, a jacksonville beach, florida. you are on the republican line on with tavis smiley...
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we are no. 27 in education. it seems as though we are making a driver's license more important than a college degree. i don't get. -- i don't get it. president obama, bless his heart, he's trying all sorts of things, but it looks like he is the fall guy for the republicans and incompetences. i am independent because i don't see why they are bipartisan about idiotic procedures within the division of motor vehicles that affect my life when they are partisan about issues that don't matter at all. i have been in situations where i am in a vehicle with another military service member. i am out now. some cop stops him and doles out tickets. it makes no sense to me. host: we are talking about what your messages to congress. jody writes -- what's your message to congress? mike is a republican in florida. caller: i'm calling from daytona. i generally vote republican. i don't see how we can compromise. democrats have abortion in their party platform. now they are for homosexual issues. and the president says he is christi
we are no. 27 in education. it seems as though we are making a driver's license more important than a college degree. i don't get. -- i don't get it. president obama, bless his heart, he's trying all sorts of things, but it looks like he is the fall guy for the republicans and incompetences. i am independent because i don't see why they are bipartisan about idiotic procedures within the division of motor vehicles that affect my life when they are partisan about issues that don't matter at all....
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it was a national education association and candidates were making speeches. the president said, my teacher is a -- a sister is a teacher. hillary clinton said, my mother was a teacher. joe biden said, "i sleep with the teacher almost every night." i thought, i really hope joe biden is to be the vice- presidential nominee for senator obama. >> so did we. excellent. we have a clip here. [video clip] >> why are you filming me now? >> no matter what happens, our children still love us. that is the key. >> and the white house briefing room. >> this is a collection. [video clip] have you met john? just don't trip. with every do, don't trip. trip.tever you do, don't ok, i am not going to make a fool of myself? [laughter] >> i want to call my mom. >> leave a message. >> hi, mom. >> by name is -- please call the white house. [laughter] you see how lebron may be the best player. >> [unintelligible] >> he lost because boston was a better team. come on, man. oh! get one't think he will in the water. >> just before i go on -- keep it up. i am proud of you. i like that. [i
it was a national education association and candidates were making speeches. the president said, my teacher is a -- a sister is a teacher. hillary clinton said, my mother was a teacher. joe biden said, "i sleep with the teacher almost every night." i thought, i really hope joe biden is to be the vice- presidential nominee for senator obama. >> so did we. excellent. we have a clip here. [video clip] >> why are you filming me now? >> no matter what happens, our...
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vulnerability is raising taxes on the working poor and pushing 2 million kids into poverty and that 20% cuts in education. there are other things that people really dislike along with the medicare changes that exposes the house candidates and makes it possible to contest the house. host: back to phone calls. paul is on our independents' line. caller: good morning. i saw lots and lots of promises but no substance whatsoever in mitt romney's speech. mitt romney remind me of a guy in the bar trying to pick up women, telling her everything she wants to hear how beautiful she is and promising this and that. once he gets what he wants, he dumps her. when she asks why, he says, "you were dumb enough to fall for my lies. " guest: i think you raised the right issue on this. i do think voters want to know what you are going to do. they know these are special times. they have been hit hard. it really was a great recession, maybe a depression, and they know we have not come out and long term problems are facing the middle-class. they are looking to leaders to say what is your plan and where are you going to take the
vulnerability is raising taxes on the working poor and pushing 2 million kids into poverty and that 20% cuts in education. there are other things that people really dislike along with the medicare changes that exposes the house candidates and makes it possible to contest the house. host: back to phone calls. paul is on our independents' line. caller: good morning. i saw lots and lots of promises but no substance whatsoever in mitt romney's speech. mitt romney remind me of a guy in the bar...
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all these issues, manufacturing and health care, education -- all these things tied together because it is part of what not only makes up the middle class like but create opportunities for people to get into the middle class. that is what we believe in. that is what we are fighting for. that is how the economy grows. >> i have a deep desire to make a difference for the people of america, of the middle class, of all classes, that we love so deeply. this is a great plan, and we owe our people a brighter, prosperous future. that is what paul ryan and i will bring to the american people. >> it is all about trying to restore. the president and i came to office determined to make sure that we restored dignity to the middle class. help them keep their homes and their health care. help them keep their child in community college or school, protect them from those risky financial schemes like credit of all swaps, collateralized debt obligations, and these other creative financial instruments. >> one thing we've got to get straight is, we are not growing this economy like we need to. we are not
all these issues, manufacturing and health care, education -- all these things tied together because it is part of what not only makes up the middle class like but create opportunities for people to get into the middle class. that is what we believe in. that is what we are fighting for. that is how the economy grows. >> i have a deep desire to make a difference for the people of america, of the middle class, of all classes, that we love so deeply. this is a great plan, and we owe our...